CVE-2016-7904

8.0 HIGH

Published: January 16, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in CMS Made Simple before 2.1.6 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of administrators for requests that create accounts via an admin/adduser.php request.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://dev.cmsmadesimple.org/project/changelog/5392

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/16/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95453

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

http://dev.cmsmadesimple.org/project/changelog/5392

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2017/01/16/1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Third Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95453

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

8.0 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

1.0%

58th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-352

Affected Vendors

cmsmadesimple

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